The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-28
SOME THINGS WORTH TALKING
ABOUT

ABOUT.
The Republican Press of Indianapolis,
we refer particularly to the Journal and
the News, is ceaselessly seeking to make it
appear that the Republican party is in the
hand OF managers, who, by their boot
straps have lifted themselves to the top of
the sunburnished delectable mountains,
where they are in constant converse with
angels-and that Indianapolis and Marion
County have their full share of these sub
limated mortals. But it turns out that
these etherialized Republican bosses, when
analysed, are not straight goods-they
may be yard wide, but they are not No.
material. We hear much about the "Sim
Coy gang in local politics. Now, we ask
what "gaDg' put forth Sam Hanway2
Sam was and is q sublimated Republican,
but he got away with a pile of the peoples
money. The Journal says his books were
examined three times, and the other day
Sam agreed to pay back 81 500 of the peo-
pies money, he had had for eight years,
but the people did not get back what was
due them and never will. When Sam
went out of Office his books were examined
the County was paid over, so says the Jour-
nal. But that was not satisfactory. The
people demanded another examination,
and still another examination and it was
discovered that the books when properly
overhauled showed that Mr.. Hanway
owed the dear people, say $4,000.
Then suit was entered, some
of Hanwsy's securities died, others
gave up the financial ghost, but
finally 81 500 of the, say $4,000, was Sc
cured. Now, then, what Republican
''gsng" forced Sam Hanway upon the peo-
pie? Will the Journal name the gang2
We want to compare the gang with the
Sim Coy gang" and our word for it, the
facts will show that "SIm Coy and his
gang" are men CT more integrity-stand
higher in this community than Sam Han
way and his gang. Sullivan, it will be
seen, if books are compared, is a better
man than Sam Hanway. It Will be seen
that the Harrison gang" is, in point Of
integrity and book keeping, vastly s1pe-
rior to the Hanway gang. The Sentinel
has asked the Journal to name the man
! who kept Hanway's books. and this is
what the Journal says in reply:
Mr.. w. K. Sproule, Democratic auditor
| of Marion County, who was in Office dur.
ing the entire term of Mr.. Hanway's in
cumbency.
1t will be seen that the Journal lodges
II H. L l.
cratic Auditor, did not keep Mr.. Han.
ways books-his cash account. Mr.
5proule was not responsible for Hanway's
accounts. A more cewardly subterfuge
was never attempted. The Democrat says
"Mr. Lige Halford, principal editor of the
Journal, kept Hanway's books" The Jour
nal does not deny the assertion, will
not deny the assertion. We have il
| from other sources that Mr.. Hal
ford kept Hanways books, and it il
therefore not surprising that the Jour
nal flies to Hanway's relief. Will Mr.. Hal
ford deny that he kept Hanway's books
We challenge him to deny the Democrat
assertion. If he did keep Hanway's books
IL he did make the cash entries, we want Il
make few comparisons between Mr.. Hal
ford and Sullivan and Sim Coy and thu
Harrison gang" We engage to demon
strate that If Mr.. Halford did keep Han
ways books, that Sim Coy and Sullivan
and the Harrison gang" stand as mucf
higher than Mr.. Halford as giraffe stand
higher than cockroach. We engage Il
show that the Republican gang in Indiana
polls and Marion County Is the embodi
ment Of corruption, rottenness, dishonesty
unquestioned scoundrelism, and that thu
gang is constantly putting forth men TO
Office who don't know how to keep book
correctly.
Who but the Republican gang put fortl
Pattison tor city treasurer? Pattison wa
q representative member OF the gang. HI
was as decent man "a the gang coult
name, and yet this Republican beauty, thi
lily, this daisy, this Republican sun
flower, was . dsfaulter In the sum OF $il2